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Description

The third installment in this three-volume set focuses on primary sources from the 20th century. The book will help elementary students to develop their literacy skills as they learn about these important documents that helped to shape America. Documents for Democracy is illustrated throughout with full-color, original drawings as well as actual photographs from some of the events. This volume features excerpts from Theodore Roosevelt's Speech at the Minnesota State Fair, Carrie Chapman Catt's Address to Congress, Malcolm X's OAAU Founding Rally Address, and President Reagan's Challenger Disaster Address.

Author Biography

After teaching for seven years, Veronica Burchard became the Director of Curriculum Development for an educational nonprofit organization near Washington, D.C. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the University of Florida, and her interests include American literature and civic education. Veronica lives with her husband, two sons and a very hungry guinea pig in Fairfax, Virginia.